Where does “brjóstbarn” come from?

brjóstbarn (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic barn, from Old Norse barn, from Proto-Germanic barną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

brjóstbarn (Icelandic): suckling, baby, infant

Definitions

  1. suckling, baby, infant

Ancestry of “brjóstbarn”, step by step

brjóstbarn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic barn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbarnchild
2Old Norsebarnchild
3Proto-Germanicbarnąchild
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

via Icelandic brjóst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbrjóstone of a woman's breasts; breast; the front of...
2Old Norsebrjóstbreast; person, personality; front
3Proto-Germanicbreustąbreast, chest
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrews-to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic barną →Every word from Old Norse barn →